styvmoderlig

Swedish

Etymology

From styvmoder +‎ -lig. Compare Dutch stiefmoederlijk.

Adjective

styvmoderlig (comparative styvmoderligare, superlative styvmoderligast)

1. unfair, disadvantageous (treated with less care or warmth than deserved, as by a cruel stepmother)

Declension

Inflection of styvmoderlig

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	styvmoderlig	styvmoderligare	styvmoderligast
neuter singular	styvmoderligt	styvmoderligare	styvmoderligast
plural	styvmoderliga	styvmoderligare	styvmoderligast
masculine plural2	styvmoderlige	styvmoderligare	styvmoderligast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	styvmoderlige	styvmoderligare	styvmoderligaste
all	styvmoderliga	styvmoderligare	styvmoderligaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• styvmoderlig in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker